Jackson Beck

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Jackson Beck was an American actor best known as the announcer on radio's The Adventures of Superman and the voice of Bluto in the Famous era Popeye theatrical shorts.

Known For

Take the Money and Run

The Narrator

Radio Days

Radio Voice (voice)

Popeye the Sailor

Brutus (voice)

Remington Steele

Narrator

Superman

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

G.I. Joe: The Movie

Narrator (voice)

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

Narrator (voice)

Power

The Voice (voice)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	The Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons MOVIE	Bluto (voice)
2015	3-D Rarities MOVIE	King Luna/Moon People (archive footage)
2012	Noveltoons: Original Classics MOVIE	Buzzy Crow
1987	G.I. Joe: The Movie MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
1987	Radio Days MOVIE	Radio Voice (voice)
1986	Power MOVIE	The Voice (voice)
1984	G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
1983	G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero MOVIE	Announcer (voice)
1983	G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero TV	Narrator (voice)
1983	The Camps of Death MOVIE	Narrator (segment "Death: A Nazi War Criminal Pays for His Crime") (voice) (archive footage)
1982	Remington Steele TV	Narrator
1971	Cry Uncle! MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
1970	A Dopey Hacienda MOVIE	Diablo the Cat (vocal effects) (uncredited)
1969	Take the Money and Run MOVIE	The Narrator
1967	The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure TV	(voice)
1966	The New Adventures of Superman TV	Self
1966	The Adventures of Superboy TV	Self
1963	Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales TV	Self
1961	Operation Ice-Tickle MOVIE	Brutus / Admiral Peary (voice) (uncredited)
1960	Barbecue for Two MOVIE	Brutus
1960	King Leonardo and His Short Subjects TV	King Leonardo (voice)
1960	Tiger Burger MOVIE	Native Policeman / Turtle (voice) (uncredited)
1960	Popeye the Sailor TV	Brutus (voice)
1960	Trouble Date MOVIE	Military Doctor
1960	The Boss Is Always Right MOVIE	Boss
1960	Jeep Tale MOVIE	Brutus
1960	Popeye and the Giant MOVIE	Brutus (voice)
1960	Popeye's Pizza Palace MOVIE	Brutus (voice)
1960	Popeye's Service Station MOVIE	Brutus (voice) (uncredited)
1960	Matinee Idol Popeye MOVIE	Brutus (Voice)
1959	Out of This Whirl MOVIE	TV Announcer (voice)
1959	Fit to Be Toyed MOVIE	J.G. (voice) (uncredited)
1958	Right Off the Bat MOVIE	Announcer
1958	Stork Raving Mad MOVIE	Audience Member
1958	Steve Canyon TV	Announcer (uncredited)
1958	Steve Canyon TV	Announcer
1958	Travelaffs MOVIE	Pig Businessman
1958	Chew Chew Baby MOVIE	Harry (voice)
1957	Jumping with Toy MOVIE	Fox (voice)
1957	Spooky Swabs MOVIE	Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
1957	Spree Lunch MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1957	The Crystal Brawl MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1957	Nearlyweds MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1956	Lion in the Roar MOVIE	Giraffe
1956	A Haul in One MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1956	I Don't Scare MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1956	Fright from Wrong MOVIE	Ghost #2 (voice) (uncredited)
1956	Parlez Vous Woo MOVIE	Bluto / The International (voice) (uncredited)
1956	Assault and Flattery MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1956	Out to Punch MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1956	Swab the Duck MOVIE	Fox
1956	Popeye for President MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1955	A Job for a Gob MOVIE	Bluto (voice)
1955	Red White and Boo MOVIE	Professor / Redcoat (screaming) (voice) (uncredited)
1955	Mister and Mistletoe MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1955	Gift of Gag MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1955	Beaus Will Be Beaus MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1955	A Bicep Built for Two MOVIE	Herman / Big Muscular Cat
1955	Git Along Lil' Duckie MOVIE	Fox
1955	Penny Antics MOVIE	Bluto (voice)
1955	Robin Rodenthood MOVIE	Herman (uncredited)
1955	Cookin' with Gags MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1954	Private Eye Popeye MOVIE	Butler (voice) (uncredited)
1954	Fright to the Finish MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1954	Greek Mirthology MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1954	Candy Cabaret MOVIE	Butterscotch / Sourball (voice)
1954	Taxi-Turvy MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1954	Popeye's 20th Anniversary MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1954	Crazytown MOVIE	Boxer (uncredited)
1954	The Seapreme Court MOVIE	Judge (voice) (uncredited)
1954	Floor Flusher MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1954	Boo Moon MOVIE	King Luna/Moon People
1953	Huey's Ducky Daddy MOVIE	Gilbert
1953	Popeye, the Ace of Space MOVIE	Martians (voice) (uncredited)
1953	Firemen's Brawl MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1953	Baby Wants a Battle MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1953	Toreadorable MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1953	Better Bait Than Never MOVIE	Buzzy
1953	Herman the Catoonist MOVIE	Cartoonist (voice) (uncredited)
1953	Philharmaniacs MOVIE	Conductor Lion
1953	Child Sockology MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1953	Starting from Hatch MOVIE	Fox
1953	Ancient Fistory MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1952	Big Bad Sindbad MOVIE	Sindbad (voice) (uncredited)
1952	Popalong Popeye MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1952	Gag and Baggage MOVIE	Narrator / Desparado / Train Announcer / Pig / Bear
1952	Dizzy Dinosaurs MOVIE	Narrator / Caveman
1952	Friend or Phony MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1952	Law and Audrey MOVIE	Police Officer (voice)
1952	Swimmer Take All MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1952	Ghost of the Town MOVIE	Ghost Aircraft Leader / Walter Winchell (voice) (uncredited)
1952	Lunch with a Punch MOVIE	Bluto / Frog (voice) (uncredited)
1952	The Deep Boo Sea MOVIE	Ghost Schoolmaster (voice) (uncredited)
1952	Snooze Reel MOVIE	Narrator / Judge / Singing Cowboy
1951	Scout Fellow MOVIE	Fox
1951	Let's Stalk Spinach MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1951	Cat-Choo MOVIE	Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)
1951	Casper Comes to Clown MOVIE	Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)
1951	Party Smarty MOVIE	Fox
1951	Boo Scout MOVIE	Scout Leader (voice)
1951	To Boo or Not to Boo MOVIE	Narrator / Little Boy / Clown (voice) (uncredited)
1951	As the Crow Lies MOVIE	Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)
1951	Alpine for You MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1951	Land of Lost Watches MOVIE	Red Lantern / King Findall / Doctor (voice)
1951	Drippy Mississippi MOVIE	Gambling Boat
1951	Vacation with Play MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1951	One Quack Mind MOVIE	Fox
1950	The Farmer and the Belle MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1950	Casper's Spree Under the Sea MOVIE	Ghost Leader/Fish Fair Barker/Fisherman(voice) (uncredited)
1950	Quick on the Vigor MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1950	Cassino to Korea MOVIE	Commentator (voice)
1950	Popeye Makes a Movie MOVIE	Abu Hassan (voice) (uncredited)
1950	Gobs of Fun MOVIE	Mouse Captain
1950	Jitterbug Jive MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1950	Beach Peach MOVIE	Lifeguard (voice) (uncredited)
1950	Gym Jam MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1950	How Green Is My Spinach MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1950	Land of the Lost Jewels MOVIE	Red Lantern
1949	Barking Dogs Don't Fite MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1949	Leprechauns Gold MOVIE	Narrator / Leprechaun Leader (voice) (uncredited)
1949	Silly Hillbilly MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1949	Tar with a Star MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1949	A Balmy Swami MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1949	The Ski's the Limit MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
1949	Hot Air Aces MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1949	Lumberjack and Jill MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1949	Popeye's Premiere MOVIE	Evil Vizier (voice)
1948	Symphony in Spinach MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1948	Robin Hood-Winked MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1948	Roaring Wheels MOVIE	Narrator
1948	Snow Place Like Home MOVIE	Pierre Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1948	Spinach vs Hamburgers MOVIE	Bluto (voice)
1948	A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing MOVIE	Sheik (voice) (uncredited)
1948	Sing or Swim MOVIE	Moon
1948	Wigwam Whoopee MOVIE	Chief (voice) (uncredited)
1948	Little Brown Jug MOVIE	Piggy (voice)
1948	Flip Flap MOVIE	Slippery Seal Social Club Seal / Ice Pop Seal (voice)
1948	Base Brawl MOVIE	(voice) (uncredited)
1948	Cat O' Nine Ails MOVIE	Buzzy
1947	All's Fair at the Fair MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1947	Super Lulu MOVIE	Lulu's Father / Giant (voice) (uncredited)
1947	Safari So Good MOVIE	Jungle Man (voice) (uncredited)
1947	Wotta Knight MOVIE	Bluto (voice)
1947	The Royal Four-Flusher MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1947	Popeye and the Pirates MOVIE	Pierre (voice) (uncredited)
1947	Is Everybody Listening? MOVIE	Narrator
1947	The Wee Men MOVIE	Narrator / Leprechauns (voice)
1947	Cad and Caddy MOVIE	Golfer (voice)
1947	Madhattan Island MOVIE	Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1947	I'll Be Skiing Ya MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1947	The Enchanted Square MOVIE	Officer Flanagan (voice) (uncredited)
1947	Abusement Park MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1947	The Stupidstitious Cat MOVIE	Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)
1947	Germany - Handle with Care! MOVIE	Self
1946	The Island Fling MOVIE	Bluto / Friday (voice)
1946	The Fistic Mystic MOVIE	Bluto (voice)
1946	Is Everybody Happy? MOVIE	Narrator
1946	Rodeo Romeo MOVIE	Bluto (voice)
1946	Chick and Double Chick MOVIE	Lulu’s Father
1946	Rocket to Mars MOVIE	Martian Leader (voice)
1946	Peep in the Deep MOVIE	Bluto / Popeye (voice)
1946	Klondike Casanova MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1946	Service with a Guile MOVIE	Bluto (voice)
1946	House Tricks? MOVIE	Bluto (voice)
1946	Cheese Burglar MOVIE	Dog (voice)
1946	Bargain Counter Attack MOVIE	Section Manager (voice)
1945	Man's Pest Friend MOVIE	Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)
1945	Mess Production MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1945	Snap Happy MOVIE	Photographer (voice) (uncredited)
1945	For Better or Nurse MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1945	Daffydilly Daddy MOVIE	Lulu's Father (voice) (uncredited)
1945	Shape Ahoy MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1945	Tops in the Big Top MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1945	Magica-Lulu MOVIE	Magician (voice) (uncredited)
1945	Pop-Pie a la Mode MOVIE	Cannibal Leader (voice)
1944	Gabriel Churchkitten MOVIE	Pastor (voice)
1944	She-Sick Sailors MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1944	Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1944	It's Nifty to Be Thrifty MOVIE	Lulu's Father (voice) (uncredited)
1944	Puppet Love MOVIE	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
1943	Task Force MOVIE	Narrator
1943	Secret Agent MOVIE	Narrator / Police Chief / Saboteur (voice) (uncredited)
1943	The Underground World MOVIE	Narrator / Henderson (voice) (uncredited)
1943	Show-Business at War MOVIE	Self (voice)
1943	Jungle Drums MOVIE	German Commander (voice) (uncredited)
1943	The Mummy Strikes MOVIE	Narrator / Professor (voice) (uncredited)
1942	Destruction Inc. MOVIE	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1942	Eleventh Hour MOVIE	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1942	Showdown MOVIE	Boss (voice) (uncredited)
1942	Japoteurs MOVIE	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1942	Volcano MOVIE	Narrator #2 / Officer / Professor (voice) (uncredited)
1942	Electric Earthquake MOVIE	Perry White / Indian Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
1942	The Magnetic Telescope MOVIE	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1942	The Bulleteers MOVIE	Bulleteer (voice) (uncredited)
1942	The Arctic Giant MOVIE	Perry White (voice) (uncredited)
1942	Billion Dollar Limited MOVIE	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1941	The Mechanical Monsters MOVIE	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1941	Superman MOVIE	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1939	The Movies March On MOVIE	Narrator
1938	Inside Nazi Germany MOVIE	Narrator (voice)

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